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High fat diet induced insulin resistance and glucose intolerance are gender-specific in IGF-1R heterozygous mice.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 30 Sept 2011
Garg Neha, Thakur Sachin, McMahan C Alex, Adamo Martin L
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Interactions between genes and environment play a critical role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. Low birth weight, due to genetic and environmental variables affecting fetal growth, is associated with increased susceptibility to the development of type 2 diabetes and metabolic disorders in adulthood. Clinical studies have shown that polymorphisms in the Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) gene or...
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